Sentinel: A Spycatcher Novel

This is the sequel toSpycatcherand features the same main character Will Cochrane, an MI6 (and occasionally CIA) spy who is the Spartan. In this book, he needs to keep a Russian agent from inciting war with the United States. In doing so, he meets the original Spartan agent.

What I really enjoyed about this book is that the action feels real at least realistic for a spy thriller where we expect to suspend disbelief to accept the amazing things the spies do without getting killed. Cochrane works in a team with some U.S. agents who will be familiar to readers of the first book. The action part of the book is really interesting.

But I would have liked more emotional development of Cochrane's character. I know that spy thrillers aren't really about character development and emotional growth, but the author gave us him such an interesting back story and put him through a program he thought he was the only one who ever finished and then he meets someone who can give him a glimpse into his future if he doesn't make some changes. Not to have more emotional growth was a let down for me. The author does the spy stuff really well and I hope he puts more emphasis into the emotions in future books.

But it was still an interesting action-packed read.